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Limited features include no access to add-ins, dictation, advanced formatting, designer, smartart, and more.

Office Word with Ads.

The free version of Office includes a persistent ad banner.

The free versions of these apps are literally just designed for basic writing and editing of Office documents.

Perhaps well hear more about this new free version of Office from Microsoft in the coming days or weeks.

Currently, there are no plans to launch a free, ad-supported version of Microsoft Office desktop apps."

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